MISGAVE

MISGIVE

misgive

(verb) suggest fear or doubt; “Her heart misgave her that she had acted inexcusably”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Verb

misgave

simple past tense of misgive

Source: Wiktionary


MISGIVE

Mis*give", v. t. [imp. Misgave; p. p. Misgiven; p. pr. & vb. n. Misgiving.]

1. To give or grant amiss. [Obs.] Laud.

2. Specifically: To give doubt and apprehension to, instead of confidence and courage; to impart fear to; to make irresolute; -- usually said of the mind or heart, and followed by the objective personal pronoun. So doth my heart misgive me in these conflicts What may befall him, to his harm and ours. Shak. Such whose consciences misgave them, how ill they had deserved. Milton.

3. To suspect; to dread. [Obs.] Shak.

Mis*give", v. i.

Definition: To give out doubt and apprehension; to be fearful or irresolute. "My mind misgives." Shak.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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